1991 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1991 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 11–16, 1991 at Charles Watson Stadium home field of Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. All eight teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the second time and received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1991 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Vrooman (2nd title)
MVPBuddy Cribb, Coastal Carolina
1991 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 15–5–0 .750  36–29–0 .554
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 13–5–0 .722  27–30–0 .474
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .556  23–29–0 .442
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .556  22–22–0 .500
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .467  19–29–0 .396
Radford  ‍‍‍ 8–11–0 .421  19–33–4 .375
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 5–14–0 .263  17–30–0 .362
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 5–14–0 .263  11–40–1 .221
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

All eight teams qualified for the tournament. The teams played a double-elimination bracket.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Coastal Carolina155.750—1
Augusta State135.72212
Winthrop108.55643
Davidson108.55644
Radford811.4216.55
UNC Asheville78.4675.56
Charleston Southern514.2639.57
Campbell514.2639.58

Bracket and results
                  Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Coastal Carolina 7  
  8 Campbell 3    
      1 Coastal Carolina 2  
      4 Davidson 6    
  4 Davidson 6          
  5 Radford 5        
      4 Davidson 2            
      6 UNC Asheville 5              
  3 Winthrop 0              
  6 UNC Asheville 5                
      2 Augusta State 3          
      6 UNC Asheville 6        
  2 Augusta State 6          
  7 Baptist 4         6 UNC Asheville 3 1
      1 Coastal Carolina 13 8
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 Campbell 4        
  5 Radford 5     2 Augusta State 3        
    5 Radford 0          
      2 Augusta State 1        
  2 Winthrop 13         1 Coastal Carolina 3     4 Davidson 2    
  7 Baptist 3     1 Coastal Carolina 3         1 Coastal Carolina 11  
    2 Winthrop 2  

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNote
May 111(1) Coastal Carolina7 – 3(8) Campbell
2(4) Davidson6 – 5(5) Radford
3(2) Augusta State6 – 4(7) Baptist
4(6) UNC Asheville5 – 0(3) Winthrop
May 125(4) Davidson6 – 2(1) Coastal Carolina
6(3) Winthrop13 – 3(7) BaptistBaptist eliminated
7(5) Radford5 – 4(8) CampbellCampbell eliminated
May 138(6) UNC Asheville6 – 3(2) Augusta State
9(1) Coastal Carolina2 – 1(3) WinthropWinthrop eliminated
10(2) Augusta State3 – 0(5) RadfordRadford eliminated
11(6) UNC Asheville5 – 2(4) Davidson
May 1413(1) Coastal Carolina3 –1(2) Augusta StateAugusta State eliminated
14(1) Coastal Carolina11 – 2(4) DavidsonDavidson eliminated
May 1516(1) Coastal Carolina13 – 3(6) UNC Asheville
17(1) Coastal Carolina8 – 1(6) UNC AshevilleCoastal Carolina wins Big South Tournament

All-Tournament Team
NameSchool
Chris HodgeAugusta State
Rob JacksonAugusta State
Mo MontenegroAugusta State
J.C. HendrixCampbell
Buddy CribbCoastal Carolina
Chris HanrahanCoastal Carolina
Chris MisslerCoastal Carolina
Pearce TaylorCoastal Carolina
Rick BenderDavidson
Ralph IserniaDavidson
Dave WilliamsDavidson
Donnie JustRadford
Marc RosenbalmUNC Asheville
Donald GilbertWinthrop
Tim SherifWinthrop
Erik VioletteWinthrop

Most Valuable Player

Buddy Cribb was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Cribb was a first baseman for Coastal Carolina.[2]

References
  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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